Hose valve



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.Application lcd April 24, 1920. Serial No. 376,347.

' T 0 aZZ wLomzit may Cof/cenni Be it known that I, ULRICH REIDT, acitizen of Switzerland, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of LosAngeles andState of California, have invented certain *new and usefulImprovements in Hose Valves; and I do hereby declarey the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which itV appertains to make and usethe same.r j f This invention relates to valves especially adapted to beused in conjunction withV garden hose and a sprinkler andit consists in15 thenovel features hereinafter described and claimed. v

An object of the invention is', to provide a valve of the characterstatedwhich is of simple and durable structure andfwhichmay be easilyand quickly `manipulated to regulate the flow of the water through thehose whereby the water may be admitted to the sprinkler in a desiredvolume and ejected from the same under a required` degree of force orpressure. .i An advantage gained by the use of the hose valve as statedisthat the attendant is not required to lleave thesprinkler and go to apoint remote and turn a valve in orulatethe quantity of the water andthe orce. of pressure thereof` at the sprinkler nozzle. Therefore theuse of the hose valve saves considerable water. 'and time of theoperator especially kwhere the valve is used upon hose which suppliesvthe water to plants in garden, hot houses and thelike. 5 M j' f In theaccompanying drawing :'-y Fig l is a longitudinal sectional 40 the hosevalve constructed in accordance with my invention.

-Fig. 2 is a; transverse section-al' view of the same.' r l Fig. 3 is ahorizontal sectional *viewvcut on theline 3-3 of Figure. l. Theinvention as illustrated inv the ldrawing consists of a body 2O adaptedto be connected with the hose and sprinkler in a usual manner the saidbody being provided 5o at its upper side and at a point between its fends with a boss' 21. A stuiiing box gland 22 is screw threaded intoengagement with the boss 21 and is adapted to retain packing 23 thereinin a usual manner. A valve stem 24 is journaled in the boss and glandand How of the water.

oi" the valve is completed `that means are provided view of carries atits lower end a valveN proper25 which is in` the form of a head integralwith the stem and recessed at one side as at 26.` The lower end of thevalve` proper 25 fiits snugly in a socket 27 provided at the inner sideof the body 20. A handle 28 is fixed to theupper endo'f the stem 24.

l/Vith my improved valve it quarterturn inV order to permit .the waterto iiow through the body or tointerrupt the By reference tothe drawy isnecessary, y only, to give' lthe stem and valve proper a ing it will beapparent vthat when thefrel cess 26 is in alignment with the passagewaythrough l.the bodyy 20 the solid portion r ofthe valve 25 bridges the'said' passageway and interrupts or shuts off the iiow oithe water.lVhen the stem 24 and the valve 2 5" are moved to ka positionso thatitherecess 26 is'transversely disposed with relation kto the passagewaythrough the body 20, the said passageway at the opposite side iow freelythrough the body 20.

lVith my' invention it will be observed for controlling they theattendant while he the hose and therefore flow of the water by is atthevnozzle endof it will notl Arequire theattendant to leave the nozzle'and go to a point comparatively remote to shut off the water or toregulate the iiow thereof. Hence considerable time is saved 'and alsothe water is prevented from being wasted. j

Having described the invention what is claimedisz- A valve comprising4an elongated body f having its side and bottom walls voffset at a pointintermediateA its ends, said offset `in the sidewalls of the bodyjbeingarcuate in section, said oii'sets in the bottom vwalls beingsemi-spherical to provide a seat, an internally screw threaded bossformed on the body in vertical alignment with said seat, a valve stemlournaleol in the-boss, a stuff'- ing gland in the boss, ay packing insaid boss and engaged by said gland and adapted to be moved inwardlythereby, a valve head vformed on the stem, said valve head beingcylindrical and provided with semi-spherical ends, the sidev of saidvalve head contactingwith the arcuate portions of the oii'- set lsidewalls of the body, one ysemi-spherical end of said guide head engagingthe seat and the other end engaging the packing of and the water may thestuling gland, said Valve head having In testimony whereof I allix mysignature arecess in one side t) permit therssge of inpresence of twowitnesses.

fluid throu h the beV when si ea is in one positioi, and saiI valveadapted t0 be ULRICH REDT 5 held tightly onv its seat .by adjusting saidj Witnesses:

gland inwardly and thereby compressing G. W. FISCHER;V4

the packing. v v D. H. HILL.

